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I made a simulation to help 27" iMac owners considering the new 24"
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The OP helped a lot of potential iMac buyers with his rendering.
This is great, thanks for the work. I currently use a MBA with a 27” Thunderbolt Display and have an old 21.5” iMac in my shop. I find the 27” too large and the 21.5” too small. The 24” is the Goldilocks display - just right.
Agreed; I've been wanting to downsize for a few years since my 27" iMac just seems too big for my desk. The smaller iMac seemed like it would be too small. Based on this simulation I think I can live with 24 and hardly notice the difference. The pixel count in each direction will be about 87% of what I'm used to.
Watching the Apple presentation I wondered if the new 24” would be a good fit for me (I have a 2017 27” iMac). Now, I realize it’s a better fit both for my desk and my pared-down lifestyle. I appreciate that Apple is making the bottom/middle tier of desktop computers both powerful and attractive.
Thanks for the effort. I need more SD capacity than the 24 inch iMac can offer. I might as well wait until June to see if they introduce a 340-32 inch iMac to replace their 27 inch iMac with up to 16 Gigs of RAM and 8 TB of SSD storage. Soon there will be 8TB external backup drive solutions too. What's a few thousand more when my last iMac lasted more than 10 years and still works but won't support any iOS past High Sierra so I can't wait to have an M1 iMac with a larger screen, more power, better apps and a whole lot more than I have right now. Apple, please have more ports on the back and add back the SD card slot on the side. I have a multi-storage reader but it's so much cleaner to have it built into the iMac.
Absolutely ingenious. I for one will go from 27" to 24" after using safari and mail in with in the white borders. This was so helpful and I'm extremely grateful.
I’m not even in the market for this computer but I am impressed and grateful someone made this and shared it. 👍
Now, if only we could make a simulation to show what a 12.9“ iPad screen would look like and have it display on my 10.5” iPad pro. 😉
Now, if only we could make a simulation to show what a 12.9“ iPad screen would look like and have it display on my 10.5” iPad pro. 😉
I wish I was kidding, someone asked me to make one of these to simulate the 24" iMac on a 13" MacBook Pro 🤣
Only if you’re focused on the bezel. The size comparison is truly useful.
It reminds me the posts MR has done in the past to let you “see” a smaller iPhone. This one is great because you can actually work with it.
This is what a iMac 32" would look like if it was in black, the left, right and top bezels were 2mm thick and the "chin" was reduced to less than 20mm.
Looks like any other PC monitor. 🤣
Looks like any other PC monitor. 🤣
Designed to do the job, look good and nothing more. What more do you need. Certainly not a range of pastel colours.
There are countless threads to debate the new iMac design. Debate the design in one of those.
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It isn't distinctly iMac... People pay a premium for a design that stands out...
Thank you for this really interesting and has confirmed that 24" for me is too small. I'll have to wait till the larger iMac comes along or perhaps 2nd gen mac mini (same - when that comes along) + a large 3rd party display.
24" hits the sweet spot compared to the 21.5 model. As for the 27" model, I feel it will be replaced by a 30" panel.
I have a mid 2011 27” iMac that still does the job. But this simulation really made me feel good about looking into purchasing one of these 24” iMacs.
I’ve been working with this wallpaper for a few days and it’s really helpful.
I have a 27” as I sometimes work on big spreadsheets so the extra screen space is helpful. However for all other uses I find that 27” is a bit big considering how close I am sitting to it.
Based on this, I think that the 24” is a much better fit for 95% of my usage. I will just have to find a way to to work round the other times.
It certainly doesn’t seem worth paying the extra for the larger screen.
I have a 27” as I sometimes work on big spreadsheets so the extra screen space is helpful. However for all other uses I find that 27” is a bit big considering how close I am sitting to it.
Based on this, I think that the 24” is a much better fit for 95% of my usage. I will just have to find a way to to work round the other times.
It certainly doesn’t seem worth paying the extra for the larger screen.
Thanks a bunch for this! It's shown me that I can still work 2 x A4 sheets side by side in Word as I often do now on my 27" for work.
Excellent idea, very helpful.
Well done.
Excellent idea, very helpful.
Well done.
I’ve been using this wallpaper for a while now.
having now received my 24” iMac, I think that the screen is better than this simulation suggested it would be. Having everything scaled to the actual size makes quite a difference for me.
It is more comfortable having the screen closer to me, and I can’t say I’ve noticed the screen size being much smaller.
having now received my 24” iMac, I think that the screen is better than this simulation suggested it would be. Having everything scaled to the actual size makes quite a difference for me.
It is more comfortable having the screen closer to me, and I can’t say I’ve noticed the screen size being much smaller.
OP, thank you very much for this wallpaper. Running this on my Late 2009 27" iMac to decide on what to get next. I knew about the size of the 27" iMac when buying a desk, and so I've had a desk for years that is deep enough so you don't feel close to it. I don't have an issue with the 27" screen being too close on my current desk. However, the issue that I have is that it normal use and depending on the task, the screen can fell too high.
For gaming or watching stuff, the extra height never bothers me. For reading stuff, I always have to drag Safari or Preview into the lower half of the screen.
Although, the 27" can be really useful when you actually use it with applications like Logic, Lightroom, or Final Cut that can really take benefit of the extra space.
I'll definitely be using this wallpaper for a few days/weeks to see how I like it. Thanks again!
For gaming or watching stuff, the extra height never bothers me. For reading stuff, I always have to drag Safari or Preview into the lower half of the screen.
Although, the 27" can be really useful when you actually use it with applications like Logic, Lightroom, or Final Cut that can really take benefit of the extra space.
I'll definitely be using this wallpaper for a few days/weeks to see how I like it. Thanks again!